Lovely morning chit-chat thread October 2024

After a beautifully sunny, mild but pretty breezy afternoon here, it's now cold, dull and very windy! Worse is yet to come, I think.

I've spent some of the afternoon making a chilli, which seems rather appropriate!

Hi Angie, the tea's so nice, I'm cutting back on water for an extra cuppa, It cleared up here early afternoon into a lovely day so we went to the gardens, still lots of birds and insects around and a lovely place to spend a few hours, Angie there are three of us, four if you count Poppy, who has just been for a walk, so that's our day done, a little supper and bed. I hope the storm passes through without incident, keep safe.

love Eddie xx

Hi Puddock, homemade chilli, one of my favourites, usually made with minced beef, but in summer with sweet pepper, and a mix of beans but always plenty of chilli's and chopped spring onions and cream on top

As I'm veggie, I don't make mine with beef, but it always has beans in!

I'm also lazy, so I use chilli flakes rather than fresh chillies, as it's easier to control the 'heat'. I sometimes use plain cottage cheese as an accompaniment too.

It sounds like you're having a fab holiday so far! Hope it continues to go well.

It is blowing a hoolie outside at the moment here! It is due to calm down soon.

xxx Puddock

It is really bad here now too with the storm. Surprised our electric is still on. We are prone to power cuts here. Glad you are having a grand time Eddie. Hope you get calmer weather soon Kate, I just saw a bin going down  the road at some speed. Hope everyone is ok and will not have any damage. Stay cosy and safe 

love Alana and Lilly xx 

HI Puddock, sorry i forgot your a vegetarian, love meat free chilli too, never tried it with cottage cheese, but sour cream works as well.

After our dodgy start, thanks to my heart playing up, causing us to miss the train and having to drive to Exeter, in record time, to catch the plane, it's been lovely, Oh because of the mad dash yesterday after my night in hospital, where i missed breakfast, and never had time to get anything to eat on the way and was knackered when I got to the cottage, I never went out with the girls, but they said they would bring me something to eat, I even stayed up for them, nothing, not even a bag of crisps, what a way to treat someone who's poorly.

I love studying, words and phrases I love, blowing a hoolie, is a phrase from the Orkney Islands, a little useless information for you, take care.

love Eddie xx

Hi Angie, it's windy here, but nothing like the weather your getting, stay safe and cosy, it's supposed to blow over before dawn.

love Eddie xx

Hi Every One

Did not realise, the clocks  go back this weekend, where the month gone to.

Depressing  when long dark nights.

Hi Ellie, hope the larger letters help, I forgot the clocks go back too, so thank you for the reminder as we're travelling on Monday so knowing the right time is useful, though I wish they would leave the clocks alone.

hope you had a lovely time with your family yesterday, mine were a bit of a let down Ellie, 11pm they got in and with no food, they have a lot of making up to do, LOL, how are you feeling today, family are wonderful but can be tiring, it's been nice to see the forum a little busier lately, it's been quiet long enough, let me know if the larger letters are helpful Ellie, and I will continue with them.

love Eddie xx

LOL I was  surprised when they appeared, very thought full, a nice thought.

There s no need to, it is me answering messages, the bad  eye, i can see  nothing good eye as such has half the vision gone, hence all  ,my spelling mistakes.

The neurosurgeon is writing to my eye doctor, asking to do eye quicker, here is hoping.

Takes me quiet a while to type back, one finger at a time lol.

Had a  lovely day yesterday, we had a take away on son, my DIL dished it all up, then washed up along with granddaughter, one thing i did, was to get a new bottle of wine lol lol.

I am sure  you have heard of the saying.

Out of sight out of mind. I think they had a lapse of memorey, you will het your pay back i am sure.,